BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Former Gardendale pastor Terry Lee Greer, who is charged with murder in the 2013 shooting death of his wife and wounding of his daughter, will have a trial instead of a competency hearing.

The judge did not elaborate on why he cancelled the hearing and set the trial date. Prosecutors also did not file a motion seeking the hearing's cancellation.

Nail had earlier set a competency hearing to consider a motion by Greer's attorney, Henry Lagman. That motion asked the judge to declare Greer incompetent, dismiss the charges, and send the former pastor to a mental facility. The request was based on a report by a state mental health expert.

Greer, 55, is charged with murder and attempted murder in the Jan. 10 shooting death of his wife, 52-year-old Lisa Greer, and the wounding of his then 18-year-old daughter, Suzanna.